I cam mostly due to the fact that I have a pole at home. I got the pole then a few months later discovered camming and they went together beautifully.
However. Pole dancing on cam made me stick to routines and moves I already knew really well. I stopped discovering or trying for newer more gymnastic holds and transitions, because I'm being watched.....and because all of this makes me sweat and I'm trying to get work, so getting my hair and makeup all crazy isn't good for that.
So, I did join a gym. A place where I can go and not think about what I look like. It's a pole dancing gym which focuses on seduction and more stripper like movement (rather than competition pole dancing). They also offer chair classes and other stripper-aerobics. I fucking love my gym! All female only and it's a safe space for me to work on my routines that I later bring to camming.
From poling alone I've lost 40 pounds since starting (but I also think camming has helped with that too). It's great for strength training, core, endurance, cardio, etc.